The end of colonisation did not dismantle the BBC’s operation – the style was already embedded in the broadcasting system.
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A new book explores how media outlets are controlled by powerful forces, from governments to corporations, in Africa and Latin America.
African news media have continued many of the damaging norms of how western media report on the continent. It’s time for a rethink.
The study analyses the social media feeds of three science journalism websites: Bhekisisa, SciBraai and The Conversation Africa.
Weiss witnessed atrocities in Germany and South Africa and railed against them, becoming a towering figure as a writer and poet.
The Drum journalist was a rare woman in a male-dominated world. Her autobiography has now been published after her death.
The magazine grew to be the largest circulation publication for black readers in South Africa, and expanded to include East and West African editions.
Peace journalism is more than mediating or preventing conflict. It’s also about the dignity and agency of the affected populations.
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Chercheuse postdoctorale, Université de Lausanne, Section d'histoire, Université de Lausanne
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Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand
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Brill Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Penn State
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Associate Professor, Media and Security, Rongo University and Founding Director, Center for Media, Democracy, Peace & Security, Rongo University, Rongo University
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Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, University of Groningen
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Assistant Professor of Sociology & African Studies, Yale University
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Research Associate, ERC Global Remunicipalisation, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Sociological & Cultural Studies (Media, Culture & Society), University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies, University of Malawi
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Associate Professor of Media, Communication and Cultural Studies, University of Malawi
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Joint-Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand